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Personal info

Full name
GLASSEN, Joseph Anthony
Date of birth
16 March 1917
Age
27
Place of birth
Manhattan, New York
Hometown
Brooklyn, Kings County, New York

Military service

Service number
32649770
Rank
Private
Function
unknown
Unit
3rd Special Service Regiment
Awards
Bronze Star,
Purple Heart

Death

Status
Killed in Action
Date of death
1 June 1944
Place of death
In the vicinity of Anzio, Italy

Grave

Cemetery
American War Cemetery Margraten
Plot Row Grave
C 3 32

Immediate family

Members
Alexander Glassen (father)
Rose Glassen (mother)
Mary Glassen (sister)

Biography

https://www.abmc.gov/news-events/news/profiles-sacrifice-cpl-patrick-mazzie-and-pvt-joseph-glassen

More information

Pvt Joseph A. Glassen worked for the New York Daily News and was an avid athlete.

He enlisted in New York City, New York on 30 November 1942.

His brother-in-law, Patrick J. Mazzie, was killed on 1 June 1944. At the request of the family both men are buried side by side.

Source of information: Jac Engels, Patricia Rathje Mazzie (niece), www.archives.gov - WWII Enlistment Record, www.abmc.gov, ABMC / National Archives / www,wwiimemorial.com, CWGC/ABMC / www.findagrave.com, www.ancestry.com - 1920/1930 Census

Photo source: American Battle Monument Commision / www.abmc.gov, Jurgen Mingels